BILL NUMBER: AB 2274	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Lara

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act relating to crime.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2274, as introduced, Lara. Crime: misdemeanor penalties.
   Existing law provides for the classification of crimes as
felonies, misdemeanors, or infractions, and generally provides that a
misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not
exceeding 6 months, by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both, unless
otherwise prescribed by law.
   This bill would express the Legislature's intent to enact
legislation that would revise the penalties for certain misdemeanor
offenses.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would revise the penalties for certain misdemeanor
offenses.